gino

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English

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Etymology

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From the Italian forename Gino.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gino (plural ginos)

  1. (US, Canada, slang, derogatory) A person of Mediterranean (especially Italian) descent, stereotypically regarded as shallow and materialistic.
    • 1993, Purdue Research Foundation, Romance Languages Annual:
      Ginos are essentially teenagers of Italian background who take on what they think are traits that characterize an Italian...
    • 1994, Marcel Danesi, Cool: The Signs and Meanings of Adolescence:
      Ginos and Ginas typically came from Italian households, wore stylish clothing, and listened to disco-type music.
    • 2000, "[+//Tania//-]", "They're not going there just to get high" (discussion on Internet newsgroup alt.rave)
      Not all ginos and ginas are the same, just becuz you've come across a couple you hate, doesn't mean you hate them all. ... Where I live it is probably 99% ginos and ginas and I get along with them just fine, in fact, my boyfriend is a gino.

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Anagrams

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Afar

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡiˈno/ [ɡɪˈnɔ]
  • Hyphenation: gi‧no

Noun

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ginó f 

  1. creation
    • Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani [The clear Qur'an and its explanation translated into the Afar language]‎[1], Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 2:
      Faylaa kee Saare ginô Rabbi le.
      Our Lord of creation is worthy of praise and praisesongs.
  2. braiding
  3. kind, type

Declension

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Declension of ginó
absolutive ginó
predicative ginó
subjective ginó
genitive ginó
Postpositioned forms
l-case ginól
k-case ginók
t-case ginót
h-case ginóh

References

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  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “gino”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN